I like to think that I'm as tender-hearted and compassionate as the next person. Heck, I like to think I'm more tender-hearted and compassionate than most. But evidently not if you compare me to Washington DC Councilwoman Mary Cheh, who has introduced a bill in DC that would require you to use traps if you have wildlife vermin, like squirrels or raccoons, in your house. If you can't use traps and must kill the intruder, you must use humane means to kill it. And - here's the kicker that I'm not sure I'm on board with (assuming I can find a humane way to kill a marauding wild animal) - if you trap it, you've got to attempt to maintain the animal's family unit. I'm not sure if that means you have to put the animal back where it was when it found its way into your house, or if you have to try to catch all its relatives and relocate them en masse.
In any event, I'm not sure I'm observant or objective enough to assess a wild animal's family unit. At the risk of sounding like a stereotype sort of person: all those squirrels look alike to me.
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